Question What if?? Apple & Android

[chamomiami]

We already know that Samsung makes the screens for iPhone, so let's imagine for a moment that Apple and Samsung make a phone collaborating with each other.

What would Samsung have to take from Galaxy phones and what would Apple have to bring from its iPhones for us to have a great phone?

I'd like to see a phone with the security of IOS, maybe the way to process iPhone images. And everything that a Galaxy S has.

 

[VidJunky]

While only an exercise in futility, the long and short answer in my opinion is, Apple provides Lidar for face ID, their secret recipe for iMessage, they collab to mix AirDrop and Quick Share, and Samsung brings One UI + hardware. I mean does Apple have more than face ID and iMessage? Whenever people pop in to the forum talking about switching those are the only two things that they ever seem to talk about missing. Curious if anyone will disagree...

 

[belodion]

For some reason, I’m reminded of Krusty the clown’s reference to “the Cadillac of automobiles”.

 

[spARTacus]

iMessage really isn't different than RCS, is it?

FaceID/unlock works pretty good on Samsung, doesn't it?

I think lots of Apple users do indeed like AirDrop.

Is IOS more secure than Android?

 

[VidJunky]

iMessage really isn't different than RCS, is it?

FaceID/unlock works pretty good on Samsung, doesn't it?

I think lots of Apple users do indeed like AirDrop.

Is IOS more secure than Android?

From what I've heard from iMessage users it's the same but different. I think it handles sending media better, not sure if it offers the typing notification, but I'm pretty sure it offers read receipts and all of that. Regardless, if they took the best from each it could only get better. Face unlock on the iPhone uses lidar which can see in the dark, doesn't get fooled by photos, you can sometimes beat Samsung's face unlock with a photo, the only downside is iPhone needs that emitter, which is why they say they can't get rid of the island. Is what they say.

I hadn't considered security, but each has it's pros and cons but Apple is tight fisted with what apps they allow. Google is moving in this way trying to ban sideloading apps. Not sure which is better.

 

[spARTacus]

iMessaging is more stable and RCS isn't yet fully adopted/implemented by all and for end to end encryption. Other than that, my opinion is RCS and iMessaging are basically the same.